Senior Financial Crime Intelligence Analyst

About the role

This role focuses on preventing financial crime within the digital asset space. The analyst will conduct end-to-end investigations triggered by transaction monitoring systems, payment screening tools, and blockchain analytics. A key part of the work involves reviewing sanctions and watchlist alerts for individuals and entities, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

The position also involves improving operational efficiency by identifying opportunities to integrate AI tools and automation into existing workflows. The analyst will collaborate with colleagues responsible for transaction monitoring systems, contributing to rule changes and testing. Success in this role means proactively enhancing Bvnk's control environment and contributing to the team's overall strategy.

As a senior member, the analyst will receive escalations from and provide coaching to junior team members, sharing expertise in financial crime prevention. The work includes drafting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) for submission to authorities. This role requires a motivated individual contributor who can manage evolving priorities in a fast-paced setting.

The listed salary range for this full-time senior role is $42,600 to $63,900 USD.

Skills that matter here

• crypto transaction monitoring: This role requires at least three years of experience in monitoring crypto transactions within regulated institutions or digital asset settings, particularly in a B2B context.
• sanctions and watchlist screening: The analyst will be responsible for reviewing alerts from sanctions and watchlist screenings to identify potential financial crime risks.
• Chainalysis, Elliptic, or TRM: Experience with these or equivalent blockchain analytics tools is necessary for conducting financial crime investigations.
• AI tools and technologies: The role involves leveraging AI to streamline processes, automate tasks, and drive operational improvements in financial crime prevention.
• AML/CTF regulations: A strong knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing regulations, typologies, and risk frameworks is essential for this position.
• Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs): The analyst will be responsible for drafting and submitting SARs to relevant authorities as part of financial crime investigations.

Who this role suits

• You have a background in crypto transaction monitoring, specifically in a B2B environment.
• You are proactive and comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy, managing competing priorities.
• You are interested in digital assets and eager to expand your knowledge in this evolving field.
• You possess strong written and verbal English communication skills.

From the employer

As a Senior Financial Crime Intelligence Analyst, your day-to-day role will be varied, but will include tasks such as:

• Reviewing of sanctions and watchlist screening alerts on entities and individuals on relevant lists;
• Management of end-to-end financial crime investigations stemming from BVNK’s transaction monitoring system, Trade Surveillance, payment screening tools, blockchain analytics provider, and other triggers;
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows and business processes through the effective use of AI tools and automation;
• Receiving escalations from, and providing coaching to, more junior team members;
• Drafting of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) for submission to the relevant authorities;
• Working closely with colleagues responsible for BVNK’s transaction monitoring systems; identifying and testing changes to the rules in our transaction monitoring system;
• Seeking out and escalating opportunities to enhance BVNK’s control environment.

We’d love to hear from you if:

• You have at least 3 years’ experience in crypto transaction monitoring within a regulated institution or digital assets setting. Experience in a B2B context is essential, as we are primarily a B2B business. Familiarity with B2C environments is a plus, and experience across both crypto and fiat transaction monitoring environments would be advantageous;
• You have experience reviewing sanctions and watchlist screening alerts, within a regulated institution or digital asset setting;
• You have experience using tools such as Chainalysis, Elliptic, or TRM (or equivalent). Any blockchain related investigative certifications are desirable but not required;
• Experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to streamline processes, automate routine tasks, and drive operational improvements;
• Strong knowledge of AML/CTF regulations, financial crime typologies, and risk-based compliance frameworks is required;
• Knowledge of Trade Surveillance would be an asset;
• You’ve drafted and submitted Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs);
• You’re a motivated and proactive individual contributor, who takes pride in the quality of your work;
• You’re comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving and demanding environment, often with competing priorities;
• You’re happy working with a high degree of autonomy and managing evolving priorities to deliver against the team's strategy;
• You have an interest in digital assets, and are looking for an opportunity to expand your knowledge in this space;
• You have exceptional written and verbal English;

What you can expect from us:

• Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth;
• Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart;
• A culture built on passionate growth-minded people;
• A flexible approach to holiday;
• Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world;
• An open and creative environment where you can help us define the future of BVNK, its culture, and its opportunity sets.

At BVNK, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. While you may not meet all of our requirements, we’d encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of our expectations. You may be a great fit for this role or another role in our team.